The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions of the upper and lower extremities, including skull fractures, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, right arm condition, left arm condition, right wrist condition, left wrist condition, left hip condition, right leg condition, right hand condition, left hand condition, and right foot condition have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish the presence of current disabilities for any of the claimed conditions and failed to identify an in-service event, injury, or disease that may be related to those conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Skull fractures, Right elbow condition, Left elbow condition, Right arm condition, Left arm condition, Right wrist condition, Left wrist condition, Left hip condition, Right leg condition, Right hand condition, Left hand condition, Right foot condition, Right ankle condition, Left ankle condition, Left toe condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2026
- Citation
- A26008349
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his right arm condition, bilateral knee pain, and bilateral foot pain.
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